Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 4719
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 4719
- Farm-to-School Program: means an integrated food, farm, and nutrition education program that utilizes community-based learning opportunities to connect schools with nearby farms so that child nutrition programs can provide students with locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy and protein products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods; help children develop healthy eating habits; provide nutritional and agricultural education in the classroom, cafeteria, and school community; and improve farmers' incomes and direct access to markets. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 4719. Purpose and State goal
(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a farm-to-school program to:
(1) encourage Vermont residents in developing healthy and lifelong habits of eating nutritious local foods;
(2) maximize use by Vermont schools of fresh and locally grown, produced, or processed food;
(3) work with partners to establish a food, farm, and nutrition education program that educates Vermont students regarding healthy eating habits through the use of educational materials, classes, and hands-on techniques that inform students of the connections between farming and the foods that students consume;
(4) increase the size and stability of direct sales markets available to farmers; and
(5) increase participation of Vermont students in child nutrition programs by increasing the selection of available foods.
(b) State Farm-to-School Network goal. It is the goal of the Farm-to-School Program to establish a food system that by 2025:
(1) engages 75 percent of Vermont schools in an integrated food system education program that incorporates community-based learning; and
(2) purchases 50 percent of food from local or regional food sources. (Added 2017, No. 63, § 1.)